Road race resonates for many in Staunton Police Department

Local 5K honors former Staunton police officer

9:42 PM,
Apr. 9, 2014

Written by

Cory Mull
| cmull@newsleader.com

STAUNTON - Mackenzie Larner was just 6 years old when her father, Tom, a former Staunton police officer, died from Stage 4 metastatic colon cancer in 2010.

She was almost too young to remember who he was at that time, so her mother, Angela, placed photos around their home, including the one of the family at Douthat State Park and the one of the family at Disney World, to remind her of the man and father he used to be.

"We definitely keep him alive in our house in small ways," said Angela Dietz, who has since remarried. "She does remember, and we have pictures of him all through our house. We have to keep him ...